Chapter 6 of Caribbee is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Caribbee is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick. He just needs to be tamed. I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush." "Ten, you say?" Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
Chapter 6 of Caribbee is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “balk” — refuse to comply
From this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
From this reading “"Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
thick gruel
From this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading “He just needs to be tamed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
In this reading “I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
past form of “balk” — refuse to comply
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He just needs to be tamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
the act of consuming food
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
let have
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He just needs to be tamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
and nothing more
From this reading He just needs to be tamed.
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
thick gruel
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading He just needs to be tamed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
on one occasion
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
express in words
From this reading "Ten, you say?"
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading He just needs to be tamed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He just needs to be tamed.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Dalby Bedford did not bother to disguise the astonishment in his voice.
at the time that
From this reading I've already had to flog him once, ten lashes, the first night here, when he balked at eating loblolly mush."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aye, he's cantankerous, I'll grant you, but he's quick.
Chapter 6 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 400 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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